Frederick: 2206 books

Trust "ME" and Die is a book full of real-life situations and corresponding commentaries that relate to the authors years of heartburn and headaches. People will understand and relate to his experiences and the same truths will stare them in the face. We are not ever alone or lost unless...

The Other World; Or, Glimpses of the Supernatural, Volumes I-II Complete Being Facts, Records, and Traditions Relating to Dreams, Omens, Miraculous Occurrences, Apparitions, Wraiths, Warnings, Second-sight, Witchcraft, Necromancy, etc. This edition features a linked Table of Contents and Footnotes. CONTENTS Volume...

The United States Catholic Church has swung from being distinct and easily identifiable to a church that has blended quite well with the prevailing American culture. The forces of assimilation and the choices of Catholics have produced a mainstream church. But is the American Catholic Church accomplishing...

First published in 1968. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

This book has taken a long time to blossom; it is mostly about people and the development of their various beliefs. It is an inspirational book that takes you along the rough and bumpy travels we may go through in life on this small blue planet earth. It is hoped to give some insight in coping, discovering a faith and a path that works for you.

Its Not Too Late is a book of poetry, poetic prose, and prose. Its theme and messages warn the reader that its not too late to develop the light of talent within us, to find and realize our purpose in life, to do the right things, to cooperate globally as one human race without group conflict and...

The best of therapy and spiritual direction begins with telling stories that describe where we have been and where we are going. Luke is neither a psychologist nor a spiritual director, but intuitively he understands the importance of storytelling as the key to human growth, change, and healing. Speaking...

Part of the Twelve English Statesmen series, this biography of Edward the First, whose reign spanned the years from 1272 to 1307, examines the king’s life and actions—including restoring royal authority after the troubled reign of Henry III, establishing parliament as a permanent institution, reforming the law through statutes, and his brutal conduct toward the Scots.

What is the Dave Test? Basic, important, raw questions you can ask yourself when someone you love is suffering, in crisis, unhinged, maybe dying. Before you even think about opening your mouth and blowing chunks of platitudes, or running, or “minimizing the painful,” do the real work of living,...

The culmination of decades of nationalist aspiration and cynical Realpolitik, the Second War of Italian Unification saw Italy transformed from a patchwork of minor states dominated by the Habsburg Austrians into a unified kingdom under the Piedmontese House of Savoy. Unlike many existing accounts,...

An anthology of memoirs of the Peninsular War and the abortive attack on Bergen-op-Zoom in 1814. In this first volume, Captain Cooke recounts his experiences with the 43rd Foot at Ciudad Rodrigo, Badajoz, the battles of Salamanca, Vittoria, the Pyrenees, the Bidassoa, the Nive, Nivelle and Toulouse. As with many of the British officer memoirs, there is a tone of dry wit about his writing.

It may be said that society itself creates the crimes that most beset it. If the good things of life were more evenly distributed, if everyone had his rights, if there were no injustice, no oppression, there would be no attempts to readjust an unequal balance by violent or flagitious means. There is...

The acclaimed verse translation of the timeless epic tale of bravery and battle--the enduring saga of the hero Beowulf and the monster Grendel--the first true masterpiece of English literature. "No self-respecting college professor will want his students to be without it....Renditions...

A facsimile edition of the 1953 history of the Philadelphia Phillies Fred Lieb and Stan Baumgartner’s history of the Philadelphia Phillies was originally published in 1953 as part of the celebrated series of major league team histories published by G. P. Putnam. With their colorful prose...